Hey there!
Soooo it’s autumn and what better season to go and see the leaves, cook “pain d’epice” (ginger bread… it sounds so much better in french!) and go crazy over tartan and checked patterns?
Back to the pattern: I used “Vestiaire Scandinave” (Ester pattern but shorter). As usual, either i got fatter in the process (considering the ginger bread that IS a possibility) OR there is something dodgy about their siezing. A part from the fact that my size is the largest and I’m hardly overweight, the siezing seemes always to be just right as long as you don’t intend to move or breathe in it! It’s a pity since I really love their design.
Anyway it’s the second skirt pattern I do from this book and (the first was Nanna, the Tulip skirt) it’s the second time I have to unpick everything to make the belt larger.
Enough grumbling! Here are some main takeaways:
1. There is a reason why they tell you to have more material for stripes, tartan is the same…to fully allign them you need a bit more than pattern requirements. I had even less (it was a coupon – a remenant I think it’s called in english – a really good find last year in one of my favourite shops at St Pierre… Aghh I miss Paris)
2. Choices were made and at the end the back is not fully alligned…figured if someone is that close to my backside, the allignement of tartan is the least of my worries.
3. Even if you do have a model figure you work with (like my Betty), try things ON. I thought things would sort themselves out, but I ended up having to unpick everything. I had an idea it looked to small but got confident and thought that if it fitted Betty it would fit me…but well Betty doesn’t exactly move or breathe much.
So here is the finished skirt! I was very brave (or silly) and wore it to work wothout a back-up plan, but fortunately I didn’t end up in my knickers half way during the day!
Crafty Poulette 